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rowanelisa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
kay_ne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.25
Note: I tried to list the content warnings but I can't remember all that happened in the short stories. So read when you're in a good place to.
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, and Car accident
emilymdxn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Murder
Minor: Incest and War
julianh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Incest, Suicide, Torture, Excrement, and Pregnancy
ellinda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
It was very difficult for me to get through the stories and after the first 2 I wanted to give up, but I felt like I needed to give the other stories a chance because in a short story bundle you're always bound to have ones you like and ones you dislike.
For me, the only two redeeming stories in this book were the ones titled "Goodbye, my love" and "Reunion". But ever the former of those two felt very predictable without bringing anything new to the table.
It seems a lot of people liked this book just fine, but to me personally it delivered on none of the promises people had made about the book. The stories are not "sick and twisted" and they don't bring anything new to the types of stories they are telling. It had poor prose and some of the writing just felt immature.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicide
madyoda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Excrement, Grief, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent
If you don't like open endings or ambiguity, this book is not for you.caitlindoesntread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Antisemitism, Car accident, Alcohol, and War
mommarex1221's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
honeyvoiced's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Torture
Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Vomit, and Pregnancy
akira_outofthegravity's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I really loved the stories, I loved that despite everything it wasn’t all doom and gloom. There were some happy endings within it all.
My top three stories have to be:
1. Cursed Bunny
2. Home Sweet Home
3. Snare
But to be honest I loved all of them bar the first two.
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Blood, Grief, Car accident, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Incest, Mental illness, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Abandonment